"much of the subsequent Tyrannosaurus Rex catalogue. ""My People Were Fair"" was released on 5 July 1968 by Regal Zonophone. It reached No. 15 in the UK Album Chart upon initial release. The album was paired with Tyrannosaurus Rex's follow-up album """" (1968) and released in 1972 as the double album ""Tyrannosaurus Rex: A Beginning"", following the success of T. Rex's ""Electric Warrior"" (1971) and ""The Slider"" (1972) albums. It reached No. 1 in the UK. The double release remains the longest album title of any UK No. 1 album. In 1985 it was re-released on Sierra Records. An expanded"
"instrumental album ""Haiku"" and the as yet untitled 'song album'. According for the April 2011 Official website News entry, ""Haiku"" was ""inching its way towards a conclusion"", albeit slowly. It is expected to be released later in 2011. Jade Warrior (band) Jade Warrior are a British musical group that were formed in 1970, originally evolving out of a band named July. The founder members were Tony Duhig (guitar) (born Anthony Christopher Duhig, 18 September 1941, Acton, west London; died 11 November 1990, Somerset, England), Jon Field (flute, percussion, keyboards) (born John Frederick Field, 5 July 1940, Harrow, Middlesex) and Glyn"
"tracks written by Tony Duhig, Jon Field, and Glyn Havard. Jade Warrior (album) Jade Warrior is the debut self-titled and self-produced album by Jade Warrior, released in 1971 as part of the progressive rock movement. The album sets the scene for what the majority of the band's albums were to sound like, mixing various ethnic sounds with a progressive and unearthly sound, as well as sudden changes between slow acoustic guitar melody, to distorted and heavy electric guitar with a faster tempo. The album lacks drum kit backing, as the band was yet to include an exclusive drummer, and relied"
"Jade Warrior (album) Jade Warrior is the debut self-titled and self-produced album by Jade Warrior, released in 1971 as part of the progressive rock movement. The album sets the scene for what the majority of the band's albums were to sound like, mixing various ethnic sounds with a progressive and unearthly sound, as well as sudden changes between slow acoustic guitar melody, to distorted and heavy electric guitar with a faster tempo. The album lacks drum kit backing, as the band was yet to include an exclusive drummer, and relied on Field to provide the percussion with non-western instruments. All"
"a popularity in the UK comparable to that of the Beatles, with a run of eleven singles in the UK top ten. One of the most prominent acts in British popular culture, they scored four UK number one hits, ""Hot Love"", ""Get It On"", ""Telegram Sam"" and ""Metal Guru"". The band's 1971 album ""Electric Warrior"" received critical acclaim as a pioneering glam rock album. It reached number 1 in the UK. The 1972 follow-up, ""The Slider"", entered the top 20 in the US. Following the release of ""20th Century Boy"" in 1973, which reached number three in the UK, T."
"The Warriors (British band) The Warriors, also known as The Electric Warriors, were a British rock 'n' roll, Beatles-inspired band of the early 1960s. While the band recorded a few singles with Decca Records, it is mostly remembered because many of its members (most notably Jon Anderson) later became successful musicians in the British progressive rock scene of the 1970s. The line-up included Jon Anderson (later Yes singer) on vocals, Jon's brother Tony Anderson (later Los Bravos member) on vocals, Brian Chatton on keyboards (who would later join Phil Collins and Ronnie Caryl to form Flaming Youth and after that"
"Atomic Rooster Atomic Rooster are a British rock band, originally formed by members of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band went through radical style changes, but they are best known for the hard, progressive rock sound of their hit singles, ""Tomorrow Night"" (UK No. 11) and ""Devil's Answer"" (UK No. 4), both in 1971. In 2016, Atomic Rooster reformed with"
"The Electric Light Orchestra (album) The Electric Light Orchestra is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in early 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name; the caller, having failed to reach the ELO contact, wrote down ""no answer"" in his notes, and this was misconstrued to be the name of the album. The album is focused on the core trio"
"and cellist Andy Craig. Enhanced multimedia section with interactive menu leading to EMI Promotional Film: 10538 Overture (May 1972) The Electric Light Orchestra (album) The Electric Light Orchestra is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in early 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name; the caller, having failed to reach the ELO contact, wrote down ""no answer"" in his notes,"
"The Polite Force Released in 1971, The Polite Force is the second album by British band Egg. It is often regarded as the band’s best work and displays an advance in compositional maturity which moves away from the lingering psychedelic-pop sensibilities of their debut album toward a more avant-garde instrumental approach. The music is a fine example of early English progressive rock, bearing many similarities to Soft Machine. Although the music of Egg does have occasional singing, it is mostly instrumental and as such relies on tight ensemble playing and interesting thematic and melodic material with extended chordal harmonies and"
"Electronic (album) Electronic is the self-titled debut studio album by the British group Electronic, led by Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr. It was first released in May 1991 on the Factory label. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 2 in the United Kingdom and selling over a million copies worldwide. By the year 2000 ""Electronic"" had sold 240,000 copies in the USA. The bulk of ""Electronic"" was written in 1990, with sessions beginning that January at Johnny Marr's home studio in Manchester. ""Gangster"" dated from an aborted solo album Bernard Sumner began work on in the mid-eighties, while"
"(March 1971); and ""Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs"" (March 1972), recorded as a trio without Rye, all reached the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. ""Split"" reached number 5, spending 27 weeks in the UK Albums Chart and achieved gold record status, while a single release from the album, ""Cherry Red"", was featured on BBC Television's ""Top of the Pops"" programme on 22 April 1971. They supported The Rolling Stones on their 1971 British tour at the request of Mick Jagger and released an album of their live set on the Stones tour, recorded at Leeds"
"had in America. In November 1971, the band's record label, Fly, released the ""Electric Warrior"" track ""Jeepster"" without Bolan's permission. Outraged, Bolan took advantage of the timely lapsing of his Fly Records contract and left for EMI, who gave him his own record label, the T. Rex Wax Co. Its bag and label featured an iconic head-and-shoulders image of Bolan. Despite the lack of Bolan's endorsement, ""Jeepster"" peaked at number two in the UK. In 1972, Bolan achieved two more British number ones with ""Telegram Sam"" and ""Metal Guru"" (the latter of which stopped Elton John getting to the top"
"Jade Warrior (band) Jade Warrior are a British musical group that were formed in 1970, originally evolving out of a band named July. The founder members were Tony Duhig (guitar) (born Anthony Christopher Duhig, 18 September 1941, Acton, west London; died 11 November 1990, Somerset, England), Jon Field (flute, percussion, keyboards) (born John Frederick Field, 5 July 1940, Harrow, Middlesex) and Glyn Havard (vocals, bass) (born 15 February 1947, Nantyglo, South Wales). Jon Field and Tony Duhig met in the early 1960s when working in a factory (both driving forklifts). Soon they found common musical interests (jazz, African and Latin"
"Jardim Elétrico Jardim Elétrico (""Electric Garden"") is the fourth album by the Brazilian Tropicália/psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Polydor Records. The title in English means ""Electric Garden"". Five of the songs from this album were originally intended to be released on the album ""Tecnicolor"", but that album was not released until 2000. The album also saw Arnaldo Baptista take over as the band's producer, a position he would maintain until he left the band in 1973. It was listed by ""Rolling Stone"" Brazil at #72 on the 100"
"Eclectic Warrior Eclectic Warrior is Ian McNabb's tenth solo album, released on Monday, 18 March 2013. The album features backing band Cold Shoulder, formed from previous Liverpool bands The Black Velvets and The Aeroplanes. The album was marketed as a PledgeMusic project, asking fans to 'pledge' for different rarities, concert tickets and versions of the album. Anyone making a pledge on the site would receive a minimum of a ""New Full Band Electric Album download + updates"". 5% of any money raised after the goal is reached would go to Teenage Cancer Trust. The album was originally scheduled to be"
"Floating World (Jade Warrior album) Floating World is the fourth studio album by the British experimental rock band Jade Warrior released in 1974 by Island Records. The band's experiments with the sounds which would later be labelled a world and ambient music came parallel to that of Brian Eno, who described ""Floating World"" as an 'important album'. After the end of the 1972 American tour, the band's Vertigo contract was cancelled and Jade Warrior dissolved. Stevie Winwood then urged Chris Blackwell of Island Records to give the band a hearing, and the latter proposed that Jon Field and Tony Duhig"
"best Brazilian albums in history list. with: Jardim Elétrico Jardim Elétrico (""Electric Garden"") is the fourth album by the Brazilian Tropicália/psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Polydor Records. The title in English means ""Electric Garden"". Five of the songs from this album were originally intended to be released on the album ""Tecnicolor"", but that album was not released until 2000. The album also saw Arnaldo Baptista take over as the band's producer, a position he would maintain until he left the band in 1973. It was listed by ""Rolling"
"English Electric (album) English Electric is the twelfth studio album by English synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and their second since the 2006 reformation of the band. Preceded by lead single ""Metroland"" on 25 March 2013, it was released on 5 April by 100% Records. The record peaked at #12 on the UK Albums Chart, and topped the UK Independent Albums Chart. As with comeback release ""History of Modern"" (2010), ""English Electric"" was a Top 10 hit in Germany, reaching #10. It also made #8 on the Dance/Electronic Albums ""Billboard"" chart in the United States. On 14"
"on the band's 1975 song ""Why Can't We Be Friends?"" Eric Burdon and War were reunited for the first time in 37 years, to perform an Eric Burdon & War reunion at the concert at the Royal Albert Hall London on 21 April 2008. The concert coincided with a major reissue campaign by Rhino Records (UK), which released all the War albums including ""Eric Burdon Declares ""War"""" and ""The Black-Man's Burdon"". Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with the Eric Burdon Band, continuing with a hard rock–heavy metal–funk style. In August 1971, he recorded the album ""Guilty!"" which featured"
"but wrote: ""What drags it out of the homage/pastiche area is the song craft, which is so ridiculously accomplished that you have no option but to whistle from start to finish."" Credits for ""English Electric"" adapted from the liner notes. English Electric (album) English Electric is the twelfth studio album by English synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and their second since the 2006 reformation of the band. Preceded by lead single ""Metroland"" on 25 March 2013, it was released on 5 April by 100% Records. The record peaked at #12 on the UK Albums Chart, and topped"
"Tubeway Army Tubeway Army were a London-based new wave and electronic band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiser-based number-one hit, with their single ""Are 'Friends' Electric?"" and its parent album ""Replicas"" both topping the UK charts in mid-1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name as he was the sole songwriter, producer and public face of the band, but he retained the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band. Aged 18 years, Gary Webb had"
"personal collection of 75 guitars, 30 amplifiers, records and CDs was auctioned in January 2012. An original copy of the ""Andromeda"" LP made £800, whilst his well used 1963 Fender Strat sold for £6500. John Du Cann John William Cann (5 June 1946 – 21 September 2011), later known by his stage name John Du Cann, was an English guitarist primarily known through his work in the 1970s band Atomic Rooster. His early bands included the Wiltshire-based The Sonics (not to be confused with the 1960s US band of the same name) and London-based The Attack, which released ""Hi Ho"
"Electronic (band) Electronic was an English alternative dance supergroup formed by New Order singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. They co-wrote the majority of their output between 1989 and 1998, collaborating with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, of Pet Shop Boys, on three tracks in their early years, and former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos on nine songs in 1995. The two first met in 1984 when the Smiths guitarist contributed to a Quando Quango track that Sumner was producing. Later in 1988, Sumner was frustrated because his New Order bandmates were not receptive to his desire"
"John Du Cann John William Cann (5 June 1946 – 21 September 2011), later known by his stage name John Du Cann, was an English guitarist primarily known through his work in the 1970s band Atomic Rooster. His early bands included the Wiltshire-based The Sonics (not to be confused with the 1960s US band of the same name) and London-based The Attack, which released ""Hi Ho Silver Lining"" a few days prior to Jeff Beck. He went on to lead a psychedelic, progressive, hard rock band called Andromeda, before being asked to join Atomic Rooster, featuring re-recorded guitar parts and"
"Poisoned Electrick Head (album) Poisoned Electrick Head is the self-titled debut full-length album by the English psychedelic rock band Poisoned Electrick Head. The album features several long tracks and a more directly psychedelic instrumental sound than subsequent albums. It also features more samples from outside sources (including the 1974 John Boorman science fiction film ""Zardoz"" and George Bush's declaration of war on Iraq at the start of the First Gulf War). A version of the track ""20th Century Man/President's Reply"" had previously appeared on the band's 1986 cassette mini-album ""Drink Me"". The album was reissued on Blueprint (a subsidiary of"
"Psychic Warfare Psychic Warfare is the eleventh studio album by the band Clutch, released on October 2, 2015, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music. It has been released on CD & black, white, Newbury Comics exclusive 500 autographed copy limited edition transparent red, & UK blue vinyl, ""Mad Sidewinder b/w Outland Special Clearance"", a Record Store Day 12"" 5000 copy limited edition vinyl record & a digital only deluxe edition with bonus tracks. It was produced and mixed by Machine (aka Gene Freeman), who also worked with the band on previous albums ""Pure Rock Fury"", ""Blast Tyrant"" and ""Earth"
"Sonic Attack Sonic Attack is the eleventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1981. It spent five weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #19. After the departure of drummer Ginger Baker and keyboardist Keith Hale following the previous album ""Levitation"", former Hawklords drummer Martin Griffin accepted the opportunity to re-join the group, while guitarist Dave Brock and bassist Harvey Bainbridge decided to forgo a dedicated keyboardist and to handle synthesisers and sequencers themselves. The album was recorded June through August 1981 at Rockfield Studios, but during recording drummer Griffin contracted German measles, curtailing"
"1970s' most exciting new groups into the definition of masturbatory excess and self-aggrandizement in only a few short years."" Kelman also stated that ""in their fall from grace, [ELP] represented everything wrong with progressive rock."" DJ John Peel went so far as to describe the band as ""a tragic waste of talent and electricity"". ELP have also been named second worst artist in music history by ""Blender"", behind only Insane Clown Posse.<ref> Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson; singer,"
"Electric Wizard (album) Electric Wizard is the debut studio album by English doom metal band Electric Wizard released in 1994 through Rise Above Records and re-released bundled with their second album, ""Come My Fanatics..."" in 1999. A remastered version was then released on CD and LP in 2006, with two bonus tracks, taken from a demo entitled ""Doom Chapter"". The origins of Electric Wizard go back to 1988 when Jus Oborn formed the band Lord of Putrefaction. They put out three demo tapes from 1989–1991 and also did one split with Mortal Remains. In 1992, the name was changed to"
"supporting Krokus. Sonic Attack Sonic Attack is the eleventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1981. It spent five weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #19. After the departure of drummer Ginger Baker and keyboardist Keith Hale following the previous album ""Levitation"", former Hawklords drummer Martin Griffin accepted the opportunity to re-join the group, while guitarist Dave Brock and bassist Harvey Bainbridge decided to forgo a dedicated keyboardist and to handle synthesisers and sequencers themselves. The album was recorded June through August 1981 at Rockfield Studios, but during recording drummer Griffin contracted German"
"Electric (Pet Shop Boys album) Electric is the twelfth studio album by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 12 July 2013, and is their first album not to be released on Parlophone. It was released on the duo's own label, x2, through Kobalt Label Services. In their native United Kingdom, ""Electric"" was BBC Radio 2's Album of the Week from 8 July 2013. It features a collaboration with British singer-songwriter/rapper Example. ""Electric"" hit No. 3 and No. 26 in the UK and US respectively, their highest chart performances in both territories in 20 years. The album also performed"
"Sam is also pictured with the band. Camembert Electrique Camembert Electrique is the second studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, recorded and originally released in 1971 on the French BYG Actuel label. The album was recorded at Château d'Hérouville near Paris, France, produced by Pierre Lattès and engineered by Gilles Salle. Jean Karakos (credited in Daevid Allen's liner notes as ""Byg Jean Kastro Kornflakes"") was executive producer. The album was originally released in France in October 1971 on BYG Actuel (catalogue number 529.353), and reissued in the UK in 1974 by Virgin Records (catalogue number VC-502), where it"